The Pieta - William Bouguereau apostles The palette is restrained and

The palette is restrained and the background is dark and simple

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game pieces and bird scenes

Portrait of one of the most famous Royalist leaders and brillant tactitian of the Vendee François-Athanase Charette de la Contrie

from the intricate armor worn by the soldiers to the subtle nuances of expression on the faces of the characters

The Pieta - William Bouguereau apostles The palette is restrained andWilliam Bouguereau personalised the participants in this terrible event of the Passion of Our Lord. The angels are individual characters showing individual responses. Mary is primarily a mother who has lost her only Son. This personal tribute to the overwhelming despair of a bereft parent is contained and concentrated within a classical format. The formality of the construction: the rainbow of angels, the detailed, almost photo realist, wine jug,